sweating
sweating · sweatings
потение
Schwitzen
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the…The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
/ˈswɛtɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
(countable, uncountable)Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
Schwitzen
поте́ниеpoténije
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sweting, swetynge, equivalent to sweat + -ing (gerund ending).From Middle English sweting, swetynge, equivalent to sweat + -ing (gerund ending).
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Forms
plural: sweatingsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid:perspirationdiaphoresissudationhidrosis
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsweat
Derivedsweating sickness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable